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Slashed tyre- emergency repair

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  • December 28, 2012 at 11:23 pm #708557
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    pirnie

    Knew there was a reason I
    Knew there was a reason I keep an extra Zip Vit gel in my saddle bag! Just a shame they taste like wallpaper paste!!

    December 28, 2012 at 8:22 pm #708555
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    Municipal Waste

    Oh and Zip Vit energy gel
    Oh and Zip Vit energy gel wrappers are perfect for the job :B

    December 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm #708553
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    Municipal Waste

    Quite often you can find that
    Quite often you can find that even a 1cm cut in a tyre’s side wall can cause a blow out once you get as far as about 60psi. Usually in the tread of the tyre you can get away with it as there’s a bit more material (unless you love skidding about on a fixie).

    December 27, 2012 at 3:53 pm #708551
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    Spangly Shiny

    Or simply carry a section of
    Or simply carry a section of an old tyre with the bead removed. That way, because you have it, you know you’ll never need it.

    December 22, 2012 at 5:18 pm #708549
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    bikecellar

    Once used a Tesco Clubcard to
    Once used a Tesco Clubcard to repair sidewall damage!

    December 17, 2012 at 4:14 pm #708547
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    gthornton101

    nifty little trick!
    nifty little trick!

    December 10, 2012 at 8:13 pm #708545
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    londonplayer

    *stupid comment time*
    I’ve
    *stupid comment time*

    I’ve changed my inner tube, pumped up the tyre to high pressure and carried on using my outer tyre in the past. Surely you’d need to have a hell of a slash in the tyre for it to fail whilst pedalling home?

    December 10, 2012 at 7:27 pm #708543
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    giff77

    A fiver also does the trick.
    A fiver also does the trick. Though depends if the damage is pre or post coffee stop 😉

    December 10, 2012 at 7:07 pm #708541
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    pirnie

    Brilliant! Why did I not
    Brilliant! Why did I not think of that!

    December 10, 2012 at 2:45 pm #708539
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    Super Domestique

    Cool.
    Those little ‘get me
    Cool.

    Those little ‘get me home’ tricks are useful.

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